Do you know the feeling of starting a new franchise, only to be bored with it after the first season or winning a Super Bowl? Stick around for challenges that will keep your franchise fresh.

1. One-Year Wonders

Our first challenge is called One-Year Wonders.

The idea behind this challenge is to keep your roster dynamic and flexible. It adds an extra layer of difficulty, as you’ll need to rebuild your team every year. Although this means you will have to spend a lot of Madden 24 Coins, it also keeps things fresh and exciting.

Rules 

1. Only sign free agents to one-year contracts. 
2. No extensions allowed during the season. You must wait for free agency. 
3. You can resign players, but again only to one-year deals.

The New England Patriots have been known for signing players to short-term prove it deals, giving them a chance to earn a bigger contract either with the Patriots or elsewhere. 

Teams Well Suited For This Challenge 

Miami Dolphins. They have a young core and plenty of cap space, making them ideal for short-term contracts.

Indianapolis Colts. Known for their smart cap management, the Colts would be a great fit for this challenge.

2. Draft Day Deal 

Our next challenge is the Draft Day Deal. 

The idea here is to make every Draft Day a blockbuster event. You’ll need to trade up for a top 10 pick every year, adding a layer of excitement and strategy to your draft experience.

Rules

1. Trade up to secure at least one top 10 pick in every draft.
2. You can trade future picks, but you cannot trade future top 10 first round picks. You are allowed to trade top 10 picks in the upcoming draft as long as it’s within the top 10.
3. The player you draft must be a starter in their rookie season.

A real life example: the Atlanta Falcons famously traded up to draft Julio Jones in 2011, giving up five picks to get him. It was a high-risk move that paid off big time.

Teams Well Suited For This Challenge  

Jacksonville Jaguars. With multiple draft picks and a young roster, they’re well suited for aggressive Draft Day moves.

San Francisco 49ers. Known for their Draft Day Trades, the 49ers have the assets to make big moves. 

3. Underdogs Unite 

Our third challenge is called Underdogs Unite.

The idea here is to build a team without any superstars. You’ll have to rely on teamwork and strategy rather than individual talent, making everyone that much more satisfying.

Rules 

1. No players rated above 90 are allowed on your team.
2. If a player’s rating goes above 90, you must trade or release them. You can’t sign free agents rated above 90.

A real life example: the 2001 New England Patriots were not filled with superstars but relied on teamwork to win the Super Bowl.

Teams Well Suited For This Challenge  

Detroit Lions. A team in rebuild mode with few high rated players making them a perfect fit.

Carolina Panthers. Another team with a young core and no superstars ideal for this challenge.

4. No Kicking Challenge 

Our fourth challenge is the No Kicking Challenge.

The idea here is to add some high stakes excitement to your games. Forget about field goals, extra points, or punts, you’re going all in on every drive.

Rules 

1. You cannot kick any field goals, extra points, or punts. 
2. You must go for a two-point conversion after every touchdown. 
3. On every fourth down, you must go for it regardless of field position.

A real life example: the 2018 Philadelphia Eagles, dubbed the ‘Phillies Special’, famously went for it on fourth down during the Super Bowl, leading to a crucial touchdown.

Teams Well Suited For This Challenge  

Kansas City Chiefs. With a high-powered offense, they’re built for aggressive play calling.

Baltimore Ravens. Known for their strong running game, they’re well suited for fourth down conversions.

5. Franchise Savior 

Our final challenge is the Franchise Savior.

The idea here is to turn a losing team into a winner in just one season. It’s the ultimate test of your managerial skills and game strategy.

Rules 

1. Start with a team that had a losing record in the previous 2022 season.
2. Achieve a winning record in the current 2023 season. 
3. You cannot simulate games. You must play them.

A real life example: the 1999 St Louis Rams went from a 4 and 12 season to winning the Super Bowl the following year thanks to the emergence of Kurt Warner.

Teams Well Suited For This Challenge 

New York Jets. A team with a lot of young talent but a losing record making them ripe for a turnaround. If up for the challenge, follow real-life events with Rogers being out for what most likely is the rest of the season. Turn the ship around with Zach Wilson or make tough decisions. 

Arizona Cardinals. Another team with potential but a disappointing previous season ideal for this challenge. The Cardinals showed through the first three weeks of the NFL season that there is more to them than everybody thought. An interesting story to play out with Kyler Murray may be coming back later.

This offensive play is glitched and leaves your Tight End wide open every single time.

About The Glitch

The offensive playbook we’re in is the Chicago Bears Offense. Now, this works for Regs but not Madden Ultimate Team. The play call we’re going to use is PA End Around. 

Now, this play is in the Singleback Wing formation in the Chicago Bears Playbook. I believe it’s only in this playbook inside of Regs Head to Head and the play call will be PA End Around.

The reason why this works is if you hold your right trigger, you see that there is no passing icon over Conklin (a player you can get by using your Madden 24 Coins). He’s thrown into a block. 

But if I go ahead and I go on defense and I try to man up Conklin again, no icon shows up, meaning that nobody is able to man assign themselves to this player.

So, if I audible out of PA End Around, I can throw him now onto a Streak Route. The defense, as I said, cannot man themselves up to Conklin. Despite switching on to different players and trying the man coverage Conklin or manually man coverage Conklin, you can not assign a man coverage player to this Tight End.

With that being said, if your opponent snaps his football, nobody goes ahead and tries to cover this Tight End. And he’s going to be off to the races for an extremely easy one to play touchdown.

How To Stop The Glitch?

Now, there are three ways to stop this glitch:

The first way is to run Zone Coverage. If you just go into a Zone Coverage on your defense, which could be a Cover 2, a Cover 3 or even in this case a Cover 4 Show 2, you’re able to get your safeties to acknowledge this Tight End. This is solely a man-to-man glitch. This will not work against a Zone Coverage defense. Because despite running this man up glitch, when we run the zone, both safeties follow the Tight End on the play.

The second way to stop it is by zoning the Tight End’s Man Assignment. What I mean by this is if you’re still wanting to run man-to-man coverage or you still want to Blitz while being able to stop this, what you want to do is take the player that should be manned up on this Tight End and throw him into a zone.

What this is going to do is prevent your opponent from throwing that one play touchdown. You could still get some pressure, but you still have some really solid coverage on your opponent.

The third step is the User Coverage the Tight End. If you still want to run man-to-man coverage, grab the linebacker or the deep safety that should be covering the Tight End and just run some User Coverage on them.

Now that we know how to stop it, we can break down some ways to really abuse this while on offense. If you want, you can now switch formations while running this glitch. You don’t have to be in the same formation that you came out in to be able to run this. 

As long as you came out in PA End Around and switched into another play that has a Tight End on the route, you are never going to have him manned up on the play. So, what that means is you can come out in more popular formations, like Deuce Close, or come off in a slight place like Wing Slot Offset and still be able to run this exact play or this exact glitch.

And I promise, the more you run this on offense, the more frustrating it’s going to be for your opponent’s defense trying to get a stop on this glitch.

Today, I’ll be diving into the minds of NFL legends to uncover three game changing philosophies that can apply to your Madden 24 strategy to take your game to the next level. 

Tip 1 

The first tip will be from Bill Belichick.

Although he is most known for his versatile defense and efficient offense, one of his philosophies really stuck out to me. In this article, Belichick talks about finding your strengths and utilizing them to attack the weaknesses of your opponents. 

But how will you incorporate this in the Madden? 

Let’s say, for instance, that your best strength is passing the ball. Your goal should be to utilize and find passing plays that can attack defenses in multiple amount of ways through passing. 

Using plays like RPOs to make the defense have to respect the run while also being able to give the ball out to your playmakers in the perimeter, by passing. Then going to play action to lure defenders in, then hitting shots downfield and you may have to set certain plays up to be able to use your strengths. 

Let me show you what I mean. Most of the time, you may not want to just immediately run your best plays. If you are great at passing, try running the ball at the beginning of the game. If you do this efficiently, you’ll be able to call play action passes to lure the defense towards the line because they will think that you are running the ball and then you can hit huge plays down the field because you lured the defense in, which opens up more windows in the passing game. 

So real football and Madden is a chess game between your strengths and your opponent’s strengths. If you arrange good players, even better! If you have extra Madden NFL 24 Coins, hurry up and buy or improve your top players!

Tip 2 

Tip number two is from Joe Montana, talking about pocket presence. 

You’d be surprised how important pocket presence is in Madden. But what is pocket presence? 

Pocket presence is not only the ability to stay calm and collected while getting blitzed, but it is also being able to step up in the pocket, which in Madden will help O-line stay engaged with blocks and give you more time to throw the ball. 

But in football and in Madden, stepping up in the pocket can feel unnatural. Joe Montana has talked about this too. He states that there are other things you need to do, despite what the logical side of your brain is telling you to do. Step up. Remain calm. Don’t give up on the play. In the face of outside pressure, you need to move forward. Stepping up in the pocket. It’s an unnatural reaction. But you have to do it.

Now, many people, when playing Madden, have a habit of moving back as the QB, right when the ball is snapped. But what this actually does is give the D-ends an easier route to the QB and will prevent the offensive tackles from being able to block for a longer period of time and will disengage with the rusher. 

So, you want to start practicing is staying in the pocket for as long as possible. When you feel that the rush is coming from the ends, step up in the pocket and you’ll get better blocking animations from your O-line for more time in the pocket to find open receivers and throw lasers. 

Tip 3 

The third tip is a page taken out of Tom Brady’s philosophy on how to read coverages. 

An old backup QB for Tom Brady explained that using motions gave Tom Brady a tell on whether the defense was in a man defense or a zone defense. This would dictate what Tom Brady would audible to every snap and use it to exploit the defense. 

This tactic works extremely well in Madden too. All you want to do is motion a receiver to the opposite side. And if the defender that is over him follows, then it is most likely a man defense. If the defender stays where he is, when you motion, it is most likely a zone defense. Then, based off what the defense is in, you can call your plays accordingly.

Here's an example. When I motion this player, you see that the defender follows, which is a tell that it is a man defense. So now that you know that it is man to man, you can set up man beaters and isolate favorable matchups.

Since I motion the outside wide receiver, the slot receiver is isolated in a 1v1 situation with no defensive help. So, what I may do here is put him on a zig route. This type of route creates a lot of separation against man. So, when you snap the ball, you will see he is able to create separation and with no defensive help around. All he has to do is catch the ball and get up field for a huge play. 

This is a prime example of how motioning players can give you tells on what the defense is in and adjusting to exploit the defense. And you can use these tactics in every game that you play. 

As we all know, Shark Conquest Map is an annual MLB The Show tradition and returns for MLB The Show 23. On July 25, San Diego Studio officially revealed Shark Map full of hidden rewards.

Today, we’re going to show you all the hidden rewards of the new Shark Map in MLB the Show 23. This is the best Conquest Map they’ve released all year.

Best Reward Route

This Conquest Map is valuable, and completing it will give you 32 free Chase Packs. It’s like Team Affinity Conquest Map. Players need to capture 11 strongholds in this Conquest Map, one of which is your own.

Moreover, there are five additional goals that you need to complete in this conquest. I’ll show you the best route to get all the hidden rewards quickly. Here’s everything you can get in this Conquest Map.

As you can see, all you have to do is either go to the top, capture the top 5 strongholds, and work your way down to the bottom. Or start at the bottom, attack the bottom 5 strongholds, and work your way to the top. Personally, I go to the bottom first and then the top.

Goals

Next, let me show you the specific tasks and rewards of the five goals that we need to complete in this Shark Conquest Map.

Goal 1: Get 123M fans. It rewards 5 MLB The Show 23 Packs.

Goal 2: Conquer this Shark’s Tail. This is back territory where Houston Astros and Padres Stronghold are. It’s rewarded with a Jumbo MLB The Show 23 Pack.

Goal 3: Occupy any three enemy strongholds. This reward is Ballin is a Habit Packs, 500 Stubs and 500 XP. And Ballin is a Habit Packs is a Pack worth 40k MLB The Show 23 Stubs. Here you can get it for free, which is pretty cool.

Goal 4: Conquer any 6 enemy strongholds. This reward is 24 Diamond Duos Choice Packs, Stubs and 500 XP. For Diamond Duos Choice Packs, you even have the chance to drop Kyle Tucker and Camilo Doval.

Goal 5: Complete all territories on Shark Conquest Map. The ultimate reward is Chase Pack Set 5, 1,000 Stubs, and 2,500 XP.

Once you successfully complete Shark Conquest Map, you’ll be able to receive a Chase Pack instead of a card as the primary reward. Your best goal is that everyone will get an Elly De La Cruz Chase Pack after completing the entire map.

Like Father’s Day and All-Star Conquests, this event does not have any Steal requirements. You just need to capture the other seven strongholds and all the territories, and you’re ready. Therefore, you must not miss this simple Conquest Map with such rich rewards.

Hidden Rewards

While completing maps is a fun task, fans have been most interested in earning hidden rewards over the years. Because we can get the best out of it. Here are all the hidden rewards you can find in this Shark Conquest Map, including:

• MLB The Show 23 Pack (x13)
• Ballin’ is a Habit Pack (x1)
• Random Diamond Duos Pack (x1)
• Diamond Duos Pack 22 (x1)
• Diamond Duos Pack 23 (x1)
• Diamond Duos Pack 24 (x1)
• Diamond Duos Pack 25 (x1)
• Diamond Duos Pack 26 Choice (x1)
• Alter Ego Choice Pack (x1)
• 2023 All-Star Game Choice Pack (x1)
• Home Run Derby Choice Pack (x1)

A word of caution: make sure you are using cards that will help you achieve your goals related to Team Affinity 2 & 3. For example, Team Affinity Henchman and Captain cards.

In addition to these cards, you should also take advantage of Topps Now cards to make more progress in Topps Now Programs in May, June and July.

It’s been a while since I collected Set 3 Collection. This Set 3 Collection has 210 cards, 208 of which are obtainable. But only 164 cards are available for free. This means you can get them without spending anything other than your time.

Of these, 146 cards will become unsellable, which means you're better off locking them away in your collection. Because you never have a chance to earn MLB The Show 23 Stubs through them. Anyway, today I’m going to share with you how to get these cards for free to get all Set 3 Collection rewards.

Team Affinity

The first way to get cards is mainly in Team Affinity. There are six partitions here, each with a Boss Choice Pack. They have Captains Choice Packs and Classic Packs. You will get 5 Diamond players from each pack and each division. Here are 90 non-sellable cards available to you.

Afterwards, you need to lock these cards into a Set 3 Collection. Plus, Team Affinity 3 Collection unlocks even more cards that cannot be sold.

We’ll calculate XP reward path later. This is another place where we can find a ton of non-sellable cards and sellable ones. It depends on how far you’ve progressed with XP.

Boss Choice Packs

Before delving into XP bonus packs, you’ll need to get at least three Boss Choice Packs. All cards here are up for sale. I’d sell them rather than keep them unless you’re going to play with them immediately.

Because as the season progresses, their prices will eventually drop all the way down to the bottom of NL All-Star and AL All-Star.

I would run the same process over and over so that you get at least four Boss Choice Packs in NL All-Star and AL All-Star. Then you need to think about which cards to choose from any sellable packs so you can always find the best players for your team.

Topps Now Program

Plus, there are three cards in Topps Now Program, and you only need to complete three moments to get those three cards. But this will only be the case if you have completed all Topps Now Program before the last week. Therefore, we will get three additional non-sellable cards in this program.

Monthly Awards Programs

Monthly Awards Programs also has 21 non-saleable Diamond player cards. This is also one program you need to complete. Because even if you don’t plan on using them as a two-way player, those are amazing pitchers. But if you plan to use them as a two-way player. I’m pretty sure he has the same infinite stamina glitch as any two-way player.

You will get 14 Set 3 Collection cards from it, and remember that 13 of them are not for sale. But you have the option to sell one. So if you come across a rare card, I highly recommend doing so. You can then lock these cards into a Set 3 Collection.

Also Read: MLB The Show 23: You Should Know Something about Game Update 3

Ranked Program

Then we’ll be able to move faster towards the XP rewards path, which unlocks these bosses and mini-bosses sooner. And sell them for more MLB The Show 23 Stubs in Ranked Season 3 Program.

This time, in Ranked Program, you won’t see any Alter Ego Packs, Home Run Derby Packs, or All-Star Choice Packs in 90 or 95 OVR. But it will probably include them in the five-player Ranked Program in Battle Royale. You can only get one non-saleable card from it.

So if you don’t like Battle Royale, you don’t have to play Battle Royale necessarily. But if this is something you enjoy playing, then I highly recommend adding this extra reward to the event reward path.

That’s all Set 3 Collection free cards I’ve found that can be found at MLB The Show 23. Hope this guide helps you find all the cards to get the full Set 3 Collection rewards as quickly as possible. Let’s see you next game!

The biggest reason MLB The Show has been one of the most beloved sports sims for years is that it’s constantly releasing new and exciting content. Recently, with Season 3, the game has also added many new Programs, Packs, and Conquest maps.

Among the many new programs launched by Diamond Dynasty, Team Affinity is one of the most fan-favorite programs. And the beginning of each season of Team Affinity always provides players with some great cards and interesting tasks. Therefore, players have high expectations for Team Affinity Season 3 this time.

This Team Affinity Season 3 Program will also bring three new Conquest maps. These Conquest maps will have generous rewards. However, most of them are hidden and MLB The Show 23 players have a hard time finding them. This guide will show you how to find out where all the hidden rewards are.

Team Affinity Season 3 Conquest Maps

As mentioned above, they have added three new Conquest maps to Season 3. These maps are also part of that Team Affinity Season 3 Program. They offer fans substantial rewards and even the chance to upgrade their team.

These rewards are especially useful at the start of a new season, when most players need to regroup. You can earn great MLB The Show 23 Stubs by trading some cards you don’t need. In fact, they also help players pull more than one 99 OVR card. These advantages all make them more valuable.

The three new Conquest maps refer to Team Affinity Season 3 West, East and Central. They represent every division in MLB, and each division has different rewards.

It’s worth noting that in order for players to complete the three Conquest maps of Team Affinity Season 3, you’ll first need to have an eligible Set 3 squad. Otherwise, you won’t be able to collect the great hidden rewards that each map has. Without further ado, let’s see where the hidden rewards are and how to get them.

How To Get Conquest Hidden Rewards?

Team Affinity Season 3 West is the first Conquest map we’ll be discussing. There are many packs spread across this map. To collect them, players only need to conquer the tile where the pack is located.

Speaking of hidden rewards, the map has 4 Show Packs, 2 unique Diamond Duo Packs, and 1 Ballin Pack. We can find them in the locations shown in the image above.

Also, this Central map has some great hidden rewards. These rewards include 5 Show Packs, 1 Diamond Duos 15 Pack and 1 Ballin Pack.

They spread these rewards all over the map, and you need to conquer the entire map to get them. However, you’ll save a lot of time if you only conquer the locations pictured above.

Last but not least, we also have Team Affinity Season 3 East map. This part is arguably the easiest quest to complete, as this map offers the fewest rewards. This makes sense, since it’s the smallest map yet.

In this East map, we have 4 Show Packs, 1 Diamond Duo 14 Pack and 1 Ballin Pack. Of course, all of this is hidden.

Fortunately, we know exactly where they are. So, to collect these rewards, just conquer the locations pictured above.

That’s all the rewards you can earn on the three Conquest maps for MLB The Show 23 Team Affinity Season 3. Hope this guide helps you get all the rewards before anyone else. Good luck.